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A listener scams a scammer

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Apparently 1 in 10 people are likely to be a victim of identity theft. Lindy had to address a scam you may have seen on Facebook – an impostor trying to get money from our listeners with a fake account.

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Fake account: Someone impersonated Lindy’s Facebook page

Facebook Marketplace and loan shark lies

Smile Breakfast had a conversation about the different types of types of fraud and cyber crime that people have come across.

One of our listeners scammed a scammer

While South Africa seems to be a hotbed for cyber crime, sometimes the crooks get duped too. That’s exactly what one of our listeners did.

Online fraud is prevalent in South Africa

We caught up with cyber security expert Grant Hughes who brought us up to speed with the latest scams and how we can avoid falling victim to them.

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Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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